Swiss Aid Agency Resumes Operations in Afghanistan After Nearly Four-Year Pause

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Nearly four years after shutting its office following the Taliban’s return to power, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has resumed humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, the Swiss government announced Monday.

The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement that a team from the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA), along with Afghan colleagues, reopened the office in Kabul in mid-March. The office had remained closed since August 2021, when the Taliban took control of the country.